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This weekend I GMed a more or less impromptu game of Shadowrun followed by the live conclusion of our internet storyline. It is tiring GMing one game, let alone two in short succession. It requires a lot of creative energy to maintain the story under pressure from the players and I feel drained, so there [...]

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Just as the iPhone has become ubiquitous, the iPad emerges as the new object of techno-lust. I am at a loss as to why this is the case. I find myself asking, in what ways is it superior to a laptop? Or an iPhone?
Tycho of Penny Arcade fame, had this to say:
There might come a [...]

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After weeks and weeks of waiting, my online Shadowrun RPG has started. We are using Google Wave to coordinate everything and despite being a little buggy it is very cool.
I want to post some of the conversation between the Johnson and the team:

“Well, now that we’re all here, I think some introductions are in order.” [...]

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A = Alarm Clock
B = Bible Gateway
C = Centrelink
D = deviantART
E = EZTV
F = Facebook
G = Gmail
H = HATETRIS
I = iTunes
J = JobSearch
K = Kitty @ ShupFace
L = Ryde Library
M = MyCareer
N = Newspoll
O = one dollar jackpot
P = photobucket
Q = Questionable Content
R = Ryde Library
S = Dumpshock Forums
T = Twitter
U = University of Technology, [...]

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Another week, another shadowrun. This time Pitrre (Elf face) was acting as our Johnson and the mission was to intercept an artwork as it was being moved from a secure location to an airport by the Knight Errant security firm. The company we were stealing from, Wuxing, is a triple A rated company, one of [...]

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This week the Shadowrun crew was hired to perform a high-level extraction attempt on a security specialist. This turned out to be a ploy by Aztechnology to test out the company’s new security system.
The game began with Violet talking her way into the compound, successfully scouting out the security. As Violet left the facility Oberon, [...]

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Today’s Shadowrun had us attempting to take down a thunderbird gun ship in the most spectacular fashion possible. Bonuses for (a) media coverage and (b) difficulty accessing the crash site. Our team consisted of Pitrre, Oberon, 626 and the Doctor.
Pitrre is an elf face and sniper, and the most experienced member of our team. Oberon [...]

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I’m blogging to you from At The Vanishing Point, the gallery where I volunteer. The gallery is in Newtown so it takes me about an hour to get there and then I spend four hours watching the gallery and then travel an hour home again. It is pretty difficult to be bored on purpose for [...]

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If only life were as simple as an RPG. Got a problem? Roll characteristic + skill! If your skill level isn’t high enough you can always upgrade. I’m trying to decide which skills to upgrade at university. Part of my problem is that I don’t know what industry areas I’d be good at or enjoy [...]

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Got a text message from the gallery letting me know I didn’t get the job. Feeling a little crushed, but also relieved because the place was super posh and I just wouldn’t have fit in. Still waiting to hear back from another place.
My plan for tomorrow is to look through all the stores at Westfield [...]

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